Wichita World Cup fans were poised to celebrate, then the city’s screen went dark | Opinion

The first rule of a throwing a World Cup watch party is you don’t turn off the TV until the game is over.

The city of Wichita broke that rule, disappointing about 1,000 or so soccer fans who came out to Naftzger Park on Tuesday night to watch Mexico eliminate Ecuador 2-0, to advance to whatever soccer’s version of the Sweet 16 is.

It was a jarring end to an evening of happy celebration, said former Sedgwick County Commissioner Sarah Lopez, a Mexican-American who was at the park to cheer for Mexico…

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